• Working dogs from across Oklahoma train with Vance K-9s

    K-9 handlers from around Oklahoma participated on base March 17 in the 2010 Spring Canine Training Seminar hosted by the 71st Security Forces Squadron and the Garfield County Sheriff's Department.The week-long training is important for both dogs and handlers and includes detection, bite building and

  • AETC Annual Airfield Operations Awards Winners

    Three members of Team Vance were honored in the Air Education and Training Command Airfield Operations Awards for 2009.Capt. Joshua Leete, commander of the Airfield Operations Flight, received the Col. Derrel L. Dempsey Officer of the Year award.Master Sgt. James Mull, with the 71st Operations

  • Warrior of the Week – Staff Sgt. Steven Whaley

    Name:  Staff Sgt. Steven WhaleyDuty:  71st Medical Support Squadron records sectionHometown:  Petoskey, Mich.Favorite PT regimen:  Weight liftingMission contributions:  Sunday, March 7, a new member of the 71st Medical Support Squadron, was having a medical emergency in base housing. Sergeant Whaley

  • Employment program to resume for enrolled spouses

    The Military Spouse Career Advancement Accounts program, commonly known as MyCAA, resumed March 13 for the more than 136,000 spouses who already have established an account, the Defense Department official who heads up the program announced March 11 here. Officials announced a temporary halt in the